Broken Key Extraction in Fort Collins

When keys break

Keys snap inside locks for predictable reasons — cold weather makes brass brittle, years of wear thins the blade, and a sticky cylinder forces extra torque on a key that wasn't designed for it. The result is a fragment of metal stuck inside the cylinder. Trying to dig it out with tweezers, glue, or a paperclip almost always pushes the fragment deeper and damages the wafers. The right tool is a thin spiral extractor manipulated through the keyway — a 5-minute job for someone with the right equipment, but a destroyed lock if you guess at it.

Where we extract broken keys

• Front door deadbolts and lever locks
• Sliding glass doors
• Garage entry doors
• Mailbox locks
• File cabinet, desk, and office furniture locks
• Car door cylinders
• Car ignition cylinders
• Padlocks
• Safe locks

What happens after extraction

Once the broken fragment is out, we test the cylinder. If it still works smoothly with your spare key (or with a new cut key on the spot), no further work is needed. If the cylinder was damaged before the breakage, we offer a rekey or replacement at standard residential pricing. Most jobs are resolved completely on-site in under an hour.

Pricing

• Broken-key extraction (door or padlock) — $60–$120
• Broken-key extraction (ignition cylinder) — $80–$150
• Optional new key cut after extraction — $5–$30
• Cylinder rekey if damage found — $25–$55 add-on

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